Auction sheet questions, answered straight

At CarOK it is free — we verify and decode the sheet at no charge, with no account needed. Elsewhere in the market, verification is typically sold for around PKR 1,500–3,000. We keep it free because buyers who see the sheet clearly usually go on to book the physical inspection that actually needs paying expertise.

Usually minutes, not days. Send the chassis number or a clear photo of the sheet on WhatsApp; for common auction houses we typically come back the same day with the verified record and a plain-language explanation.

Yes — the chassis (frame) number is actually the best starting point, because it comes from the car rather than the seller’s paperwork. We use it to retrieve the original auction record even when no sheet is available.

No. Auction records are indexed by chassis/frame number, not Pakistani registration. The registration number matters for ownership and document checks — a separate process from auction verification.

The sheet records the odometer reading on auction day, often with a note confirming whether the mileage is genuine, unknown or replaced. Kilometre figures are as recorded in Japan — anything the odometer shows beyond that should match the car’s life in Pakistan since import.

Shorthand for the car’s fittings: AC (air conditioning), AW (alloy wheels), PS (power steering), PW (power windows), SR (sunroof), TV/navigation and airbag notes. Missing equipment that the seller claims the car has can indicate after-market additions.

The original is in Japanese, with inspector shorthand. CarOK explains your sheet in plain English or Urdu — whichever you prefer — so you understand the grade, mileage and every damage code without trusting a seller’s translation.

Usually in the header block — the lot number is prominent (it identified the car in the lane) with the auction date beside it. These two fields plus the chassis number are what make a sheet verifiable, which is why forgers often blur or omit them.

They can — and it tells you something. A dealer selling a genuinely graded import gains value by proving it. Refusal usually means there is no sheet (the car may not have gone through auction) or the sheet says something the price doesn’t. Either way, insist on chassis-number verification before paying a "verified import" premium.

Treat them as marketing until verified. A JPEG on a listing is easy to edit and easy to reuse from a different car. Match the chassis number on the sheet to the actual car, then verify the record — both take minutes and are free.

Reselling an R-grade (accident-repaired) car with paperwork edited to show a clean numeric grade. It is the most profitable sheet fraud because the R discount is large. The tell: repair codes (W, X, XX) surviving on the diagram, or a verified record that contradicts the paper.

No — a genuine sheet only proves the car’s condition in Japan on auction day. Transport damage, port repairs, after-import accidents and odometer tampering all happen after the sheet was written. That is the 90-day blind spot a physical inspection exists to close.

Any Japanese import where the price assumes a good grade: Toyota Aqua, Vitz, Prius, Passo, Corolla imports, Honda Fit/Vezel, Suzuki every-kei, Nissan Dayz and the like. The higher the "grade 4.5, fresh import" premium, the more the sheet is worth verifying — and the more it is worth faking.

No. Auction sheets exist only for cars sold at Japanese auto auctions. A "local" Corolla, City or Alto has no sheet — its history lives in registration documents and its condition in a physical inspection.

Partly. The sheet still proves the grade and mileage at auction, which anchors the car’s story. But the older the import, the more of its life happened in Pakistan — so the inspection weighs progressively more than the sheet.

Yes — sheet verification is done online from the chassis number, so we help buyers anywhere in Pakistan. Physical inspections are currently available in Lahore and Islamabad.